Pitch fork
A pitch fork ( Pitchfork , Divot Tool ) is an aid in golf . It is used to repair depressions, the pitch marks , in the sensitive lawn caused by balls hitting the " green " vertically from a great height .
In golf, balls struck from a short distance in the direction of the hole are played in a high arc (“ pitch ”) for tactical reasons, in order to prevent the ball from rolling over the close-cropped target area, the “green”, within which the hole is located. Because of this way of playing, dents often appear in the "green", which, if not repaired, would make the intensely cared for area around the hole uneven and thus make it more difficult to put the ball (" putting ") in later rounds. In such cases, the player is obliged to repair the dent. To do this, he pricks a few centimeters large, two-pronged fork around the dent at a slight angle into the lawn and presses the head of the pitch fork towards the pitch hole, breaking the sward. This is repeated several times around the pitch hole. This creates a mushroom-like bulge where the hole was previously. The entire ground around the pitch hole is loosened over a large area. This mushroom is leveled again with the putter , and usually no visible trace remains. Often the pitch fork is used incorrectly: an attempt is made to pry the hole upwards. However, this creates a cavity, the pitch is unstable and usually easily recognizable.
